Thoughtmato Soup (without imported items)

So long, farewell.

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:32:30 GMT

As much as I have loved using Soup in the past, as you can see, my post activity has dwindled, and my enthusiasm for this site has long since expired.

Don't get me wrong, I love the site, but I feel it's time to move on to greener pastures and get something more substantial started elsewhere.

To this end, I've set up http://mattgmiles.tumblr.com where I'll probably do much of the same, and then some to boot.

I'll still leave this all tucked away here, just to reflect from time to time. But for now, to my... two friends (:P), goodbye and good luck!

God forbid I should ever find myself falling for you.

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:07:22 GMT

God forbid I should ever find myself falling for you.

Matt 18:46

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:06:04 GMT

Matt 18:46
MET CUTE GUY
SENSED HIM TO BE GAY
ADDED HIM ON FACEBOOK
Has Boyfriend. :|

Hunter (HAL) 18:48
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

The value of friendship :')

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:07:57 GMT

Friend:
yeah

but

ask him what level Red's Pikachu is

I BET HE WOULDN'T KNOW THAT.

Me:
Hah

LEVEL 81, MOTHERFUCKER.

Friend:
DARN TOOTIN'

Can you really say you believe something, if there's but one contradiction you make to this belief?

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 22:34:17 GMT

Can you really say you believe something, if there's but one contradiction you make to this belief?

A hypocrite. I think that's how you see me.

<3

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:46:40 GMT

Maybe not today,

but someday.

(Image)

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:32:46 GMT

(Image)

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 21:43:04 GMT

"I can see you with like a lovely little flat and upstairs there's your studi..."

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:37:47 GMT

"I can see you with like a lovely little flat and upstairs there's your studio space and you've got every illustration gadget ever and you'd have this big big desk and a wall with loads of awards on and then next to the desk there'd be this little kid sized desk and a little kid sized chair and on the wall in front of it they'd be a little award you've drawn for your kid.
That's totally what I wish will happen."

–A friend, to me, on the subject of kids and our futures. I cried at this.

(Video)

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:16:31 GMT

I love my new shirt :D

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:32:37 GMT

I love my new shirt :D

Come with me, and you'll be

Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:06:22 GMT

Come with me, and you'll be
In a world of pure imagination... :')

Today, I received my very first payment for some illustrative work I did.

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 02:24:36 GMT

Today, I received my very first payment for some illustrative work I did.
And it's gradually sinking in that this was my very first client. My very first fulfilled business opportunity.

The very first time I've earnt money doing something that I actually love; something I'm actually good at. Inherently good at.

Wow.

Who said there was no "I" in "Team"? ;)

Wed, 17 Nov 2010 02:03:07 GMT

Who said there was no "I" in "Team"? ;)

Time.

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:37:43 GMT

There's far more of it than you think.

"All the coloursOf the Rainbow,Hidden 'neath my skinHearts have coloursDon't w..."

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:15:08 GMT

"All the colours
Of the Rainbow,
Hidden 'neath my skin

Hearts have colours
Don't we all know?
Red runs through our veins

Feel the fire burning up
Inspire me with blood
Of blue and green

I have hope
Inside is not a heart
But a Kaleidoscope"

–Sara Bareilles — Kaleidoscope Heart

"Kid, you’ll move mountains! So… be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mo..."

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:35:17 GMT

Kid, you’ll move mountains!
So… be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ale Van Allen O’Shea, you’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So… get on your way!

–Dr. Seuss

Last night, I was talking to a friend, when he jokingly said how he was going...

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:55:21 GMT

Last night, I was talking to a friend, when he jokingly said how he was going to die because he was starting Uni soon. I laughed, but defiantly told him he wouldn't; to which he responded that he would, eventually. And on that note, he went offline.

At first I shrugged this off, but then it really started to come back to me, and by the end of the night I was laying in bed, and it was all I could do to think more and more about what he had said.

Back when I was very young, and I found out that people did die, I spent the best part of some weeks crying non-stop, and clinging to my gran, asking that she wouldn't leave me — that I didn't want her to go.

And I sorta felt like that last night. In my head, I pictured so many of the friends I've met (and am yet to); all those I've kept in touch with, all that I only see from time to time, and those that I'm so close to, I couldn't imagine them not being here.
I'm fortunate enough to say that I've never had to deal with a loss (aside from a pet or two), and I think I really do take this for granted.

Sadly, this is the same of friends and family. I've come to expect that they'll always be there, and yet someday, they won't be. To be honest, I'm surprised that with recent events I haven't caught onto this earlier, but I suppose it's better late than never.

I know it's impossible to constantly let someone know how much you care about them. And there are times when little fights occur that take a while to take back (sadly, sometimes they can't be taken back).
But I think as long as I take a step back from time to time, and think just how much I appreciate the people I love; and to let them know that — should anything happen (god forbid) to them or I, at least they'd know I'd always truly mean it. In this world, or the next.

So emotional — perhaps even moreso than Up's opening sequence. For this to ha...

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:59:33 GMT

So emotional — perhaps even moreso than Up's opening sequence. For this to have more of an effect upon me after 11 years... Pixar films definitely never lose their magic.

Giving my drawing basics a total overhaul.

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:35:18 GMT

Giving my drawing basics a total overhaul.
It's a start, but it's clear I really need this re-training.

(Just in case you hadn't seen. ;) )

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:34:40 GMT

(Just in case you hadn't seen. ;) )

I'm far from being McDonald's biggest fan, but this does deserve some kudos from me. Nice job, McD.

Best. Video. Ever. :')

Mon, 31 May 2010 21:09:19 GMT

Best. Video. Ever. :')

(Video)

Sun, 09 May 2010 11:42:33 GMT

Life: sometimes you are just far too cruel to me.

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 12:46:56 GMT

Life: sometimes you are just far too cruel to me.

(Video)

Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:33:11 GMT

Internet users guide from 1990

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:28:37 GMT

We've certainly come a long long way from needing at least 4MB of RAM and having to explicitly state to our "Computer Dealer" than we'll be "needing to get 'On-line'" :')

http://pogpog.com/v/internet-users-guide-from-1990/

Quick picture of a scene from Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:32:58 GMT

Quick picture of a scene from Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles.
Thought I'd stick it on here. :D

DIY LEGO Internet Router! AWESOME :'D

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 23:21:45 GMT

DIY LEGO Internet Router! AWESOME :'D

(Video)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:11:06 GMT

Am I?

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:18:46 GMT

Am I?

Experiencing a little self-doubt.

(Video)

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 23:29:14 GMT

Vampire Weekend — Cousins

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:38:33 GMT

Vampire Weekend — Cousins

"Remember when you were a kid and you saw an incredible movie — like “Star War..."

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:00:07 GMT

Remember when you were a kid and you saw an incredible movie — like “Star Wars” — and when you left the movie you couldn’t think straight? When the world of the movie was superimposed over your mind’s eye? When your Dad had to grab your arm to keep you from walking into lampposts? When he had to say your name three times just to tell you the car was over here, Jason Jason Jason, over here? When you sat in the car, silent and lost? And you drove home, headlights a blur, blanketed in wonder? Remember that?

And remember how as you got older, how as you grew up, that slowly stopped happening? How you started pulling back? How movies became something you “reviewed”? Something you “analyzed”? Something you “appreciated”? How you could explain what you thought was done well in a movie, what you thought was done poorly, and then you could set it aside, like an object on a shelf in your mind, as something collected and admired, but apart?

And now you feel smarter, more knowledgeable, more appreciative of the art and of the craftsmanship of the movie, and now you let yourself think, “I am an adult now and this is how I am supposed to feel about movies and yes I no longer feel that pure wonder and joy I felt as a child but I can accept that because I am no longer a child so I have to accept it because I am not a child I am a man”? And you don’t walk into lampposts any more?

“Avatar” made me feel like a child again.

–Jason Sweeney

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Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:36:31 GMT

(Video)

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:34:49 GMT

And I thought they smelt bad... on the outside :(

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:13:15 GMT

And I thought they smelt bad... on the outside :(

"It's hard to say I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep,

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:56:50 GMT

"It's hard to say I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep,
'Cause everything is never as it seems"

Alice Dreamt of Monstrous Things

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:42:02 GMT

Alice Dreamt of Monstrous Things

:'(

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Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:18:10 GMT

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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:33:48 GMT